Coalton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Coalton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coalton, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coalton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coalton leans more Republican than 62 of 74 neighbors.
Coalton runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Coalton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Coalton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Coalton drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Coalton sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coalton, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Coalton looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Coalton report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Coalton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wellston, OH R+55
- Chapmans, OH R+59
- Leo, OH R+62
- Jackson, OH R+54
- Byer, OH R+61
- Roads, OH R+64
- Limerick, OH R+60
- Hamden, OH R+58
- Ray, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doncaster, MD R+18
- Falling Water, TN R+41
- Apple Valley, UT R+65
- Lowry, MN R+43
- Mark, IL R+29
- Cold Spring, PA R+47
- Belton, KY R+64
- Ballico, CA R+39
- Harpertown, WV R+56
- Sale City, GA R+61
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.